Carter County is situated in the extreme
southeastern corner of the state, bordered on
the east by South Dakota and to the south by
Wyoming. The landscape is characterized
largely by rolling prairie with the exception
of some areas in the northwest and north
central that are occupied by sections of the
Custer National Forest. The Little Missouri
River meanders through the southeastern corner
of the county.

Crops - 2012

Acres
Planted

Acres
Harvested

Yield

Unit

Production

Rank

Winter Wheat
Durum Wheat
Other Spring Wheat

23,000
*
16,000

14,500
*
14,600

29.4
*
16.3

Bu.
Bu.
Bu.

427,000
*
238,000

31
*
36

Barley

*

*

*

Bu.

*

*

Oats

*

*

*

Bu.

*

*

Corn For
Grain For Silage

*
----
----

----
*
*

----
*
*

----
Bu.
Tons

----
*
*

----
*
*

Potatoes

*

*

*

Cwt.

*

*

Sugar Beets

*

*

*

Tons

*

*

Dry Peas LentilsAustrian Winter Peas

*
*
*

*
*
*

*
*
*

Cwt
Cwt
Cwt

*
*
*

*
*
*

Dry Beans 1/ Pinto
Beans

*

*

*

Cwt.
Cwt

*

*

Flaxseed
Canola
Mustard Seed
Safflower

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

Bu
Lbs
Lbs
Lbs

*
*
*
*

*
*
*
*

All Hay Alfalfa
All Other

----
----
----

33,000
21,000
12,000

0.92
0.85
1.05

Tons
Tons
Tons

30,500
18,000
12,500

48
47
33

1/ Yield is in pounds, production
is in hundredweight. *Either zero or insufficient data for publication.

Livestock

Reference Date

Number of Head

Rank

All Cattle & Calves
Beef Cows & Heifers 2/ Milk
Cows & Heifers 2/

January 1, 2013

75,000
40,500
*

12
12
*

All Sheep & Lambs

January 1, 2013

29,000

1

Hogs & Pigs

December 1, 2012

200

23

2/ That have calved. * Insufficient
data for publication

Census of Agriculture
- 2007

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Number of Farms
Land in Farms (Acres)
Average Farm Size (Acres)
Total Land Area (Acres)